Regarding the future of the EU, the author seems to feel______.
A．pessimistic
B．desperate
C．conceited
D．hopeful

What is true about the apartments Mies building Chicago's Lake Shore Drive？
A．They ignored details and proportions.
B．They were built with materials popular at that time.
C．They were more spacious than neighboring buildings.
D．They shared some characteristics of abstract art.

If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be __ to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink.
A．cultivated
B．licensed
C．motivated
D．innovated

According to Paragraph 1, Ms. Simmons was criticized for______.
A．gaining excessive profits
B．failing to fulfill her duty
C．refusing to make compromises
D．leaving the board in tough times

A．invited
B．appointed
C．allowed
D．forced

Some newspapers refused delivery to distant suburbs probably because______.
A．readers threatened to pay less
B．newspapers wanted to reduce costs
C．journalists reported little about these areas
D．subscribers complained about slimmer products